The issue of lack of support for btrfs partitions has been raised with Synology, but 10 months later there has been no progress. If all partitions on the Linux Server are in btrfs, then the entire backup fails. This is then recorded in the log as a warning (for example: \home will not be backed up. Partitions in btrfs are ignored during the backup execution. Given this omission I think it should be pointed out that a ‘bare metal’ backup of a Linux Server is incomplete/unsuccessful if that server has one or more btrfs-formated partitions. Support for btrfs is missing – which is the more surprising as it is the file format Synology recommends to use on it’s NAS devices in order to use features such as Snapshots and Snapshot Replication. Currently, only these file system types are supported: ext2, ext3, ext4 and XFS. I feel the following limitation needs to be highlighted: Not all Linux File Formats are supported by this Synology backup agent for Linux. Thank you for documenting the setting up Active Backup for Business for Linux Servers. Your machine will now back up based on the frequency specified! You can then start the backup by select Back Up.ġ1. The retention policy determines how many versions of the backup should exist, so if you set it as 7 versions, you will have 7 total backups (generally 7 days worth of backups). This section is actually very important as you can modify the Name, Schedule, and most importantly, Retention policy. You can edit the task for this machine if you’d like to change the settings of this backup. Your device is now connected to Active Backup for Business!ġ0. If you’d like to see all the commands that you can run using the Active Backup client, you can run the command below. Select your backup Source (External drive) and destination folder.
Connect to your Synology NAS and click Next. Run the Synology Drive Client on your computer.
Synology backup client pc install#
If you receive a message asking you to trust the certificate, proceed if you agree. Once you download and install Synology client drive go ahead and the run the program. Enter the Server Address, Username and Password. Run the command below to connect to the instance. After the install finishes, we will need to connect to our Synology NAS. We will install the application by running the n file using the command below. Two files will extract – an n file and a README.
Synology backup client pc full#
NOTE: If you have multiple files with the name Synology, you might have to use the full name as opposed to the *. Navigate to the folder where the package exists and unzip it. You will have to either do this from the Linux device, or on a different device and then transfer the file to your Linux device.Ĥ.
Download the correct package (I will be using Debian as I am using Ubuntu). Select Physical Server, then Linux, then select Add Device.ģ.
Ensure the Active Backup for Business is installed and launch the application.Ģ.
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